Fifteen Drown When Dredge Goes Down Off Dunkirk
Cleveland report states the sand dredge George J. Whalen capsized six miles off Dunkirk New York while the crew slept. Fifteen men were drowned including Captain T J Waage and a woman cook. Six survived. Coast Guard searched for more bodies. The vessel was en route from Kelleys Island to Tonawanda with limestone.
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Cleveland
U.P
George J. Whalen
Kelley Island Lime and Transport Company
Cleveland and Sandusky
Dunkirk
N. Y
George J. Whelan
Kelley's Island
Tonawanda
Boatmen Rescue Three From Breakwall On Lake Erie
Two Cleveland boatmen braved 20 foot waves on Lake Erie to rescue three men stranded on Edgewater Park breakwall after their 32 foot sailboat wrecked. Names of the rescuers were not released as police and coast guards seek identifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Erie
Cleveland
U.P
Edgewater Park
Lake Front
C. W. Borgwald
Edgewater Boat Club
Borgwald
Boat Club
Edgewater Park Beach
Desserts booklet from The Athens Messenger offered
The Athens Messenger promotes a desserts booklet featuring recipes linked to famous women including Mrs Coolidge and Mrs Theodore Roosevelt. Hostesses gain talking material from the collection and can order by sending six cents with a coupon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Coolidge
Theodore Roosevelt
Bille Burke Ziegfeld
Nina Wilcox Putnam
Princess Cantacuzene
Athens Messenger
Farmers' National Grain Corp May Handle Half US Wheat
A Washington dispatch says Farmers' National Grain Corporation could handle about half the wheat grown in the United States next year. CEO Huff does not urge farmers to hold wheat for higher prices but believes prices will rise. The piece notes that hope is vital for the poor.
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Washington
National Grain Corporation
United States
Huff
French Wheat Price Policy Boosts Peasant Incomes
French agriculture officials urge peasants to sell wheat at current high prices while American farmers receive 60 cents or less on the farm. France uses stabilization to support farmers as the U S government buys 69 million bushels, lifting prices from above $1 to under 90 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
French Wheat Prices Shielded by Protection Belief
French wheat prices reflect a strong protectionist stance dating back to historical conflicts between Francis I and Henry VIII. France requires flour to contain at least 90 percent French wheat, with recent levels around 97 percent.
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Francis the
Henry the Eighth
France
Poison ginger essence harms thousands of Americans
The piece claims thousands suffer poisoning and paralysis from an alcoholic ginger extract named Jake. It laments government beer bans pushing people to unsafe substitutes like varnish, hair tonic, or poisonous ginger mixtures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake
Paralyzed 1,190 Residents Surprised by News
Report notes that 1,190 individuals with paralysis were surprised by developments, with the full details continued on page 4.
Lifeboat Belts Help Six Survive After Dredge Sinks
The six men clung to life belts and stayed afloat for two and a half hours after the dredge sank. Cries attracted the lookout on the Amasa Stone as it passed to Erie. Captain W. H. Neil and his crew found three men with life belts supporting the other three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
W. H. Neil
Steel Mills Reopen in Portsmouth After Shutdown
The Wheeling Steel Corporation restarts 23 sheet mills in the Portsmouth plant, restoring work for several hundred men. The resumption resumes production and stabilizes local employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
U.R
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Harry Holzer Dies After Pole Fall Ordeal
Harry Holzer 54, supervisor of the Municipal Water Works, died after internal injuries from a fall from a light pole in Napoleon Ohio. His son Ted 18 donated blood, and Dr Charles Holzer a Gallipolis brother flew in to assist during an all night battle with death.
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Napoleon
U.R
Harry Holzer
Ted Holzer
Charles Holzer
Gallipolis
Holzer
Mark Mills Funeral Arrangements in Athens
The body of Mark Mills of California Pennsylvania will be brought to Athens this afternoon and taken to Jagers Undertaking. The funeral party leaves Athens at 9 a m Wednesday for New Marshfield where services are at 10 a m at the Methodist Protestant Church with burial in the church cemetery.
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Mark Mills
California
Athens
Jagers Undertaking
W. W. Clendenin
Walker Street
New Marshfield
Methodist Protestant Church
Church
Groggy Midwest Anticipates Uncomfortably Cool Night
The Midwest faces a cooling shift as a weather expert predicts uncomfortably low temperatures by nightfall. After a deadly July heat wave, relief arrives in central states with 100 to 110 degree highs giving way to lower 60s under northerly winds. Forecasters note peaks of 118 degrees in Conway Arkansas and Mexico Missouri, with scattered readings above 100 in multiple states.
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Midwest
Chicago
U.R
Central States
Weather Bureau
United States
Conway
Ark
Mexico
Ilinois
Nebraska
Kentucky
Iowa
Indiana
Missouri
Texas
Ohio
Louisiana
District of Columbia
Leadership in Canada Aimed at U.S. Retaliation Hawley Smoot Act
A fragmented note indicates leaders from Canada may use a Liberal endorsement to pressure the United States. The text references Victors Stood for Increased Rates in retaliation to the Hawley Smoot Act.
Conservatives claim sweeping victory in Canadian election
With 131 districts heard, the Conservative led by R B Bennett held 136 seats to Liberal 85, United Farmers 10, Progressives 2, Liberal-Progressives 2, Labor 3 and Independents 9. King’s cabinet ministers fell, including Charles A Dunning. The win signals a high tariff stance and retaliation against Hawley Smoot duties.
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Montreal
Que
R. B. Bennett
W. L. Mackenzie King
Liberals
United Farmers
Progressive
Liberal-Progressives
Labor
United States
Fice
King
Charles A. Dunning
Lucien Cannon
T. A. Creaver
Cyrus MacMillan
W. IF. Kaye
Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Canada
Windstorm in Meigs County Uproots Trees and Damages Roofs
A Meigs County windstorm swept through southern Meigs into West Virginia on Monday afternoon. It toppled fruit and shade trees and damaged several buildings in Racine and Portland, with roofs torn off. The storm weakened near Hartford West Virginia, with New Haven also reporting damaged trees.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
West Virginia
Racine
Portland
Hartford
W. Va
New Haven
Flier William Smith Killed in Watson Field Crash
Youngstown reports the death of William Smith, a veteran commercial flyer nicknamed Safe and Safe Bill after a wreck at Watson Field last night. A student flyer was injured in the crash, which ended Smith's 12 year accident-free record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
U.R
William Smith
Watson Field
Smith
Bill
Carroll and Co Defendants Win Jury Trial Bid
Earl Carroll and three co defendants from the Vanities cast secure a jury trial in New York General Sessions. Judge Rosaisky cites a 15 year old precedent and transfers case from Special Sessions, ruling only a jury can decide if a play is obscene indecent or tends to suggest impure thoughts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.R
Earl Carroll
Rosaisky
General Sessions
Carroll
Barring Soviet Ships Triggers US Russia Trade Clash
Barring of two Soviet vessels bound for the U S paper market sparks tensions between Amtorg Trading Corp and Washington authorities. Five more cargoes reported. Peter Bogdanov plans a protest in the capital as US firms seek embargo limits. Union Square protest announced by the Communist Party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.R
Amtorg Trading Corporation
Treasury Department
Washington
Peter A. Bogdanov
Amtorg
United States
Chamber of Commerce
Communist Party
Union Square
Russia
Mrs. Cynthia Vore Dies at 79 in Athens County
Mrs. Cynthia Vore 79 died at her daughter’s home at 9 15 Monday night She leaves her husband J E Vore seriously ill at the daughter’s home in Athens two other daughters Mrs Stella Fierd baugh Ashland and Mrs B R Sanders The funeral will be at the daughter’s home at 1 pm Wednesday and 2 pm at Trimble Church Burial will be in Trimble Cemetery Mrs Vore was born and reared in Athens County
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Cynthia Vore
B. R. Sanders
First Street
J. E. Vore
Athens
Stella Fierbaugh
Ashland
Trimble
Trimble Cemetery
Vore
Athens County
Hunt for Cleveland murder suspect widens after witness leads
An intense search targets a tall stocky man owner of a maroon sedan linked to the June 16 disappearance of Myrtle Smith at Belfer Cemetery. Mrs Smith was later found murdered. Detective Gideon Rabshaw and two deputies visited nearby Ledford to question Louis and Mrs Louis Dean again about sighting the woman entering the car.
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Cleveland
O.R
Myrtle Smith
Belfer
Gideon Rabshaw
Ledford
Louis Dean
Rabshaw
Guy Morris Dies in Coal Mine Accident
D R Morris of 38 Race Street reports the death of foster brother Guy Morris at 35 in Gordon West Virginia from injuries in a mine accident where he served as construction boss. The body goes to Mrs C L Morris of Darwin for funeral at Burlingham Church at 2 p m Wednesday with Masonic rites. Morris leaves a widow Edith Riggs of Darwin and several foster and half siblings.
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D. R. Morris
Race Street
Guy Morris
Gordon
W. Va
C. L. Morris
Darwin
Burlingham
Masonic Lodge
Grant Morris
Co. L. Morris
Edith Riggs
Dorsel Morris
Arpwe
Arthur Morris
Urbana
Athens
Ray Morris
Recanting Witness Appears in Mooney Billings Pardon Hearing
San Francisco July 29. John MacDonald, recanting witness once crucial to Mooney and Billings, testifies before seven California Supreme Court justices as they review pardons for two time offenders. The hearing reopens questions of the 1916 preparedness parade killings and reward motivations.
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San Francisco
Thomas J. Mooney
Warren K. Billings
Bar of Justice
John MacDonald
Billings
Mooney
William D. Stephens
MacDonald
Supreme Court
Lover's Diary May Convict Bank Bandit
A diary kept by Lloyd Hebenstreit shows movements tied to the robbery of at least eight village banks in Southwestern Ohio and a bank cashier and wife kidnapping. Hebenstreit, 27, of Reading Ohio, was arrested in Hamilton after offering no resistance and warning of a shootout without his gun. EstherGenin, 22, of Cincinnati, was questioned and released as the diary surfaced with Sheriff William Anderson.
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Cincinnati
U.R
Lloyd Hebenstreit
Reading
Ohio
Hebenstreit
Hamilton
William Anderson
Esther Genin
Silk Hose and Appliances in Nelsonville Classifieds
Nelsonville advertisements offer women’s silk hose for 59 cents per pair. Electric refrigerator cork insulated priced at 185 dollars. Electric fans for sale at 4 and 5 dollars.
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Nelsonville
Robbery blamed in Clyde auto torch murder
Gibbs 238, about to wed Doris Kuns, found dead in a burning car on Sandusky Road. Police say robbery and slaying by someone who knew Gibbs were likely as cash varying from 200 to 3800 was missing, travelers' checks left at home, and only 60 cents recovered.
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Clyde
U.P
Russell Gibbs
Sandusky Road
Frank Delora
Toledo
Gibbs
Doris Kuns
Canada
Miss Kuns
Silos Blown Down by Wind Near Albany
A storm near Albany caused three farm silos to collapse and struck one house with lightning. Silos on Frank Arbaugh’s and Dale Dye’s farms were destroyed, while Ray Knowlton’s silo shifted from its foundation. Alvin Cline’s home was hit but escaped major damage. A chestnut tree fell and a large tree was struck by lightning as heavy rain fell for about a half hour.
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Albany
Here
Frank Arbaugh
Dale Dye
Carpenter
Ray Knowlton
Alvin Cline
Earl Baughman
David Davis
Five Narcotic Rings Crushed. 20 Leaders Arrested
Washington July 29 Treasury Department announced the smashing of five international narcotic rings and the arrest of 20 ring leaders. The illegal business is estimated at several million dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Treasury Department
St Louis fliers plead for funds as skies cool
In St Louis July 29 endurance pilots Forest O Brine and Dale Jackson kept their monoplane aloft while radio and other groups sought more money to extend the flight. The Greater St Louis air crew had logged 192 hours in the air at 7 10 C s T. Roosevelt Field updates followed. Louis Reichers and Robert Black in Roosevelt Field had 202 consecutive hours in the air at 6 34 a m as cooler weather forced trousers and jackets over shorts.
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ST. Louis
U.R
Radio
Forest O’brine
Dale Jackson
O’brine
Jackson
Greater St. Louis
Roosevelt Field
L. L
U.P
Louis Reichers
Robert Black
Endurance Fliers
British Airship R-100 departs on Montreal voyage from Cardington
The dirigible R-100 lifts at 3 45 from Cardington Airdrome with 44 aboard headed for Montreal. Officials aboard say the flight is a routine, first long-range test with a favorable forecast, aiming to follow a northerly route across Ireland and the St. Lawrence toward St. Hubert Quebec, covering about 8385 miles.
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Carington
England
Montreal
Canada
Cardington Airdrome
Ireland
Greenland
Sabra
Awai St. Hubert
Quebec
R. B.more
British Air Ministry
Co. Joun Burney
G. H. Scott
United Stat
Scott
Actu
Cape Greenland
Prac
St. Lawrence Ri St. Hubert
Mately
Disappearance Mystery Ends in Tragic Self-Destruction
In Lorain on July 28 a man named George was found dead by the roadside near his home after authorities confirmed his disappearance. Mertus, alive, faced orders to compensate friends for his alleged involvement in the case. The victim reportedly raised himself to a standing position just before dying last week.
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Lorain
George Age
Mertus
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